Teach you? I’m not sure I’m qualified to teach you! I just started VGC in May, really. I can recommend some good sources, though. The pinned video on Aaron “Cybertron” Zheng’s YouTube Channel (A very good VGC Player/Commentator) is an excellent starter guide to VGC. You should ignore the common meta threats he mentions since this video is old, but it’s still a very good resource. I have also watched hours of Wolfe Glick’s videos, especially the “getting to number one” videos. Try show how real competitive players think about the game, and I try to imitate them. I also like watching Cybertron and Osiris Studios, they are also good Competitive Players that usually give in-game rental teams to use as well. Use Pikalytics to know what Pokémon are common, and ultimately, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. My first season I barely got to Poke Ball Tier, but this month I reached top 1000 in the world. And feel free to wall me if you have any questions or want to battle, in-game or on Showdown :)
Aug 22, 2020
by
Gallade16
Here's some Sol and Luna. But not all of it because I'm lazy and it takes ages to copy. I'll be copying more, but here's some of it. Also, it's not all that I copied, but I doubted I could fit it into one wall post.
Sol and Luna
I yawned. My mom, Scarlet, and my big brother, Flare, and myself had just moved to Alola today. And I was so bored! All we were doing was unpacking. Unpack this, unpack that, ugh. The Region had looked beautiful on the boat trip here, but how would I know what it really looked like? My mom had trapped me in the house unpacking! I just wanted outta here. Flare seemed eager to help unpack, but he also looked like he wanted out as well. New Region to explore with new and interesting people to meet? Unpack the fricking clothes, Pika! "Is something wrong?" Flare asked me, jolting me from my thoughts. I turned around to see him standing there with a box in his hands and Eevee on his shoulder, gazing at me worriedly. "I'm bored. I don't wanna unpack, I want out of here." "I'm sorry, little sis." he said. Eevee let out a squeak that sounded pitying. Then Flare's face brightened up and he added "I'm sure that mom will let us out to look around once we're done unpacking." Oh joy. I finally gave in and started unpacking. Mom came in and saw me and my brother, with help from Eevee, and looked pleased.
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At the end of the day, we had finally finished unpacking. But it was too late to do anything outside and Flare said we should just sleep on it. I stormed off to my room, feeling very disappointed. I curled up in my bed and started reading a book about the Island Challenge. It was where someone would go from island to island, collecting these things called Z-Crystals. It actually sounded fun. I saw that someone who does the Island Challenge gets a free Pokémon to start up their journey! A starter Pokémon, just like back in Kanto! But the starters there were Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur. The Alola starters were...? I flipped through some more pages and saw them: Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio. They were all pretty cute. I felt a feeling welling up inside of me, and I knew exactly what is was. I wanted to do the Island Challenge! It'd be such an adventure! But then I thought about mom... oh boy she would not be pleased. I didn't start an adventure in Kanto because she was overly worried about me. She said that I was too young and that it was a dangerous journey. I was ten when I wanted to go out an adventure, which was literally the same age as tons of kids when they set out on their journeys. I can't understand why she got Flare his Eevee and gave me nothing though. And well duh it's dangerous, but it's also good experience for the kid to grow and learn and experience new things. At least, that's what my father used to say. Before my mom left him. She had taken us and left him alone. He hadn't done anything wrong... I can't understand why my mom did it. I sighed and felt a tear slide down my face. He was such a great dad. He took great care of us and really loved us, and he was always playing with me and my big brother. We always had so much fun... I just let my tears flow and begun to sob. I heard a click and the door opened. Flare walked in, about to say goodnight to me, but then saw that I was crying. "Hey, little sis, what's wrong?" he asked me, sitting next to me on my bed. "I-I miss dad..." I sobbed, sitting up. He looked surprised, but then wrapped his arms around me in a hug. "I miss him too..." he said gently. We just sat there for a minute and my sobbing eventually became silent, although I was still crying. "I don't agree with what our mom did... but there's nothing we can do about it now... we'll see him again, I just know it..." I pulled back and slowly nodded. "Now, come on, cheer up." he said with a tiny smile. He was trying to be positive, even with what had happened years ago still haunting our memory. I tried to dry my tears, and he yawned. "Oof, I think we could both use some sleep. Goodnight, little sis." he said, getting up to leave. "Goodnight..." I replied before he left. Yes, he was right. He had to be right. We'd see dad again someday. We just had to.
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Aug 18, 2020
by
Gau
